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April 14, 1942. A B, KEHR 2279327 4 CONTAINER F'iled Feb. 21 1939 7INVENTOR.- BY Abraham B. Kein ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 14, 1942 CONTAINERAbraham B. Kehr, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Newspaper ServiceCorporation, Houston, Tex. a corporation of Texas Application February21, 1939, Serial-No. 257,574

3 Claim5. (C1. 229-53) This invention relates to containers and wrappersfor articles of manufacture and commerce.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a greatly improvedform f container or wrapper, which is 0f relatively simple construction,which does not require any expansive or extensive changes inconventional equipment for its manufacture, which can be readilyproduced in very large quantities, and which is particularly wel1adapted for a wide range of usefu1 applications in the field cfpackaging and wrapping of .articles of manufacture and commerce.

The invention is of general application in its field, and the specificdetails of construction depend in 1 arge measure upon the specificpurpose to which the containers and wrapperg are to be applied. Forillustrative purposes, the invention will be described with particularreference to the following subject matters:

(l) Bags or containers for small articles of merchandise such as nuts,candies, dried fruits, raisins and. other commodities generally marketedin package form.

(2) Protective coverings for periodicals such as newspapers andmagazines and such other articles as are generally delivered to porches,lawns, etc. and permitted to remain exposed to the elements f0r varyinglengths of tirne before being taken into the house.

Not on1y are the foregoing two cf the most promising applications of theinvention, but they lend. themselves admirably for the specificdisclosure cf the invention such as is required by the patent statutes.Hence, although the invention will be described with considerable detailand particularity and certain specific terms and language will beutilized, it isto be understood r that the present disclosure isillustrative rather than restrictive, and that no limitations are to beimported which are not required by the language of the claims and thestate cf the prior art.

Referring to the specific application of the invention to bags orcontainers for sma1l articles of merchandise such as nuts, etc. it is animportant object of the invention to provide an improved form ofcontainer or bag which can be readily filled and sealed either manuallyor by machinery, which is particularly well adapted to protect itscontents from contamination spoilage and spilling and which can beopened without undue difl1culty by the ultimate consumer and withouttotally destroying the bag or spilling its contents.

Another important object is to provide a bag or container for smallarticles such as nuts, fruits,

lrial depends in large measure upon the specific candiesetc. which canbe effectively used after be'1ng unsealed to prdtect the unconsumedportion cf the contents from' contamination and spoilage.

Referring t0 the specific'at plication of the invention to protectivecoverings for articles Such as periodicals which are delivered toporches and lawns and which are for this reason expose'd to the(elements, it is an important object ofthe inventin to provide aprotective covering which can very easily be applied to the artic1e tobe protected at the source of supp1y or by the deliV- ery boy on his'route, which is particulrly we1l adapted to protect its contents fromdirt and 'moisture and. the elements, which can' be readily removed fromabout the contents without dewrapping of food in the home.

Another important object is to prcvide a protective covering forperiodicals such as newspapers and magazines, Which is particularly welladalpt'edto serve as an effective medium for ad.- vertising.

Withthe above and other objects in'view, the ccintainer er wrapper ofthe invention consiSts essentially cf a tube of cellulosic materialcomprisihg two'longitudinal panels having a longitudinal edge in common,and a single expansible longitudinal gusset connecting the otherlongitudinal edges of the two petnels. As stated above, the container ismade of lulosic material.-

Cel- The specifi cellulosic matetype of article to be wrapped. orprotected, i. e.

the userequirements of the container. The conta;iner may be of opaque,transparent or translucent cellulosic material' or a combination of suchmaterials as in the case cf window or panel display bags. As examples ofsuitable materials may be 1i1enti0ned kraft paper, glassine andCellophan'e.

In the Gase of sma1l articles of foodstuffs such as nuts, candies,fruits, etc. the cellulosic materia1 may jadvantageously be glassine orCellophane vor combinationg of these two materials, er it may be waxedpaper, particularly in the case of. oi1y or deliquescent foodstuffs.

The glassine or Cellophane may, if thought necessary or desirab1e betreated with 0i1 or water repellant materials. Many such materials areknown and are available on the market, and it is therefore notconsidered. necessary to 1ist the suitable matecombinations thereof maybe employed particularly if the Cellophane is of the water-resistantvariety. It is preferable that the cellulosic material be of a type thatcan readily take printing inks, for protective coveringsfornewspapersand magazines provide an exceptionally efiective advertisingmedium.

Referring briefiy to the drawing, wherein are thought necessary ordesirable, the area A may be marked oif in a suitable manner or providedwith serrations to faqilitate the opening of the bag. After the bag isopened as above described, it may be used to protect theunconsumedportion of the contents, it being merely necessary to tum the .bagupside -clqwn and fold the bottom of the bag n o he.=b9 ofthe a InFigure 4, a newspapei is shovii n vifpped in a. bag of the constructionillustrated in Figure 1. The bag is designated by the numerals 30 and isillustrated as having I;he longitudinal panels 3I shown two illustrativeapplications of the inve tion:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hagieonstructed in accordance with*the teachings of the presentinvention and suitable, dependingupon itssize, for the packaging or wrapping of either small or large articles;

Figure 2 is a perspective view 015 a wraipper in the form of a tube madein accordance with the inventioh; Figure 3 is a perspective viewof a bagcontaining small articles such as peanuts and closed about its contents,a portion of the bag being brokeh away to reveal the contents; and

Figure 4 is apersiaective view ofa newspaper wrapped in a protectivecovering made in accordance with the invention, part of Ehe wrapper and-'the newspaper being broken away for clearnessof Referring tothe'drawing in gr eater detail and particularlyto Figlirel thereofthe containeris shown in the form of a bag indicated generally by the numeralI. comprising the two longitudinal panels 2 and 3 having the commonlongitudinal edge 2', and tl 1e longitudinal expansible .gusset 'j01 plait l Whioh Connects the longitudinal edges 3' and 4f o fithe panels 2and 3. The bag has the upper lip portion 5, the lower closed end 6whichfqrmed by turning the bottomof the frontpanel 2 ontp the back panel3', and theconventiorial form of longitudinal seam I. j

In Figure 2, th e wrapp'eris shownin the f orm;of an open tube Ihaving1th(e front longitudinal panel II, the rear longitudinal panel I2and the single connecting gusset I3. These elements are arranged inexactly the sa;neway asFigurel. In Figure 3, the bag of Figure lo'r thetubul ar wrapper of Figure 2 is shown enclosed and seal ed about a largenumber of small articl ssu ch as peanuts. In this figure, the oontaineritselfis indicated generally by the numeral 2D, the front panelisdenoted by the numeral 2 I and thia con- "necting gusset is designatedby the numeral Z2.

The lower margin of the front panelis shown turned over on the rearpanel as at23to1form the bottom of .the Container and the topoftheContainer is rolled as atf 24 and stapled as at25 to c10se and seal thecontainer ab0ut the conte1its.

The container of Figure 3 may be a relatively small bag suitable forindividual .use. Itmasr advantageouslybe ma'cle of suohdimensi0n5as tobe'easily4held in the hand and capable of being used to carry thejcontents thereof to the m 0uth, {thus avoiding manual contact with th econtents. It willbe understood that the C0111}3i1161f is o f suchmanually or by machinery. The bag maybei= easily opened by tearing offan edge as at A. If

The bag is forme d f rom a tube and32 and the singl e connecting gusset33. The bottom s ean indicated by the numeral 34 and tzlge 'tb; 'isiglenot ed i:}y 35. The wrapped newspaper is indi cated py tlr 1e numeral36. The top 35 015 the bagis shown as being open, but it may be closedandmay also be sealed in a. suitable manner, if th0llght necessary ordesirable.

As x-zustomarilysold, newspapersoi con.ven-

- tional size andiorm aregenerallm foldedmnge about adline'perpendicularsto thei1ylengizlqn When =a neWsboyhands.a papergtoa.customer the newsboy often foldsthe paper twice again-at right anglesto the first line of fold.: The.liag

shouldpreferably 'be 0f such size and form that a newspaper folded theforegoi1igmannei ;can be readily ihserted therein. Thenewspaper 36 inFigure4 is shown inserted in that. manner.

-- Itis.tohe noted that the. newspaper after-being inserted has atendency to.expand-, .thus

Hencewhemthe newsboy. places or throws:the wrapped newspaper on theporchor lawxi,.the package presents inclined upper ..surface. Water;thereforehas a tendency to numotliparti 'zularlyif the material 015 theIwrppenhad been treated with a water-repellaht composition.dl'lmwraiaper--pfotects the new'spaper from .bein'g .tom

or soiled -when the package is thrown.asis 0fl;en

- thecase when the ziewsboyis in a oruses a bicycle for delivering bisnevispaper. -Jllhe -wxqapper alsoprotects the newspapen from .beingw6ta'md soiled-in casa-itialls on a wet or dirty S'pot or in;apuddleof-waten The nevyspaper is readily memoi able Irom tl1e wrap'pet,and the wrap; er,particularly whengit is in the forrn of a bag can bereused by-the housewife ior ke'eping foodstuifs or othen-arti- :les :Inaddition 120 its functionsof prdtecting the newS'paper and cfbgingsuitaioleaswcon- U taingzrior ioodstuffS in the house afterthenewsp'aper; hasjbieen remoy(ad, the wrapben provides an exc llent;andpai tieularly effective medium for ativiertis'ing-pupposes.-;:1Iwill bnted that V the brbtigctiye-goverihg in Figure 4 bears a; printableadvertise'mentsmay also be p rinted an Ehe lower panel 32 as well as ontl 1e"gusset 33 Freud thefor'egoixig desotibtion of the invent ion i tis thought tojoe apparent that thegeis thus proy ided a container. andwrapper icyr artigles cii manj1faeture-ahd Commerce:whiohcontainerandWrapper pcisss" ses mariy desirable feat uies of structu 'eandadvantzige, and Whii:h is

tioris, detail "Constructin and an ang enient of peirts 'withoutdepartii g from the{i riniplemr u'nde'plyi'rig concept of the inyen tionand withut onlY two longitudinal similar panels having a longitudinaledge in common and a single expansible longitudinal infolcled gussetconnecting the other longitudinal edges of said panels, one of thelongitudinal panels at one end of the tube being folded over onto theother panel to form a bottom for said container, said bottomcoustituting a transverse edge common to both panels, the bottom end ofsaid gusset being fixedly secured in said infolded position to thebottom of said container along said transverse edge, the container beingadapted to be expanded to receive a bulky article and when in expandedconclition having a substantially triangular crosssection, saidcross-section tapering near the bottom of the container to the commontransx erse eclge.

2. A container for articles ofmanufacture and commerce, said containerbeing formed from a tube of water-repellant cellulosic material, saidtube comprising only two longitudinal similar panels having alongitudinal edge in common and a single expansible longitudinalinfolded gusset connecting the other longitudinal edges of said panels,one of the longitudinal panels at one end of the tubing being foldedover onto the other panel to form a bottom for said container, saidbottom constituting a transverse edge common to both panels, the bottomend of said gusset being fixedly secured in said iniolded position tothe bottom of said container along said transverse edge the Containerbeing adapted to be expanded to receive a bulky article and when inexpanded condition having a substantially triangular cross-section, saidcross-section tapering near the bottom of the c0ntainer to the commontransverse edge.

3. A container for articles of manufacture and commerce, said containerbeing in the form of a. tube of cellulosic material open at both ends,said tube comprising only two longitudinal similar panels having alongitudinal edge in common and. a Single infolded longitudinal gussetconnecting the other longitudinal edges of said panels, one of thelongitudinal panels at one end' of the tube being adapted to be foldedover onto the other panel t0 form a transverse edge common to bothpanels, said container being adapted to be expanded to-receive a bulkyarticle and when in expanded condition having a substantially triangularcross-section.

ABRAI-IAM B. KEHR.

